PMS 2.0 1485 - Super Wildcard Weekend MNF Recap, Mike Tomlin Steps Down as Steelers Head Coach, Bruce Arians, Peter Schrager, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk

The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Sports, Football

4.9 • 18.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 151 minutes

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Summary

On today's show, Pat is remote on business while AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, and the boys are back in Indianapolis as they recap last night’s Monday Night Football playoff game that saw the Texans drub the Steelers in Pittsburgh 30-6, and the breaking news that Mike Tomlin has stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach after 19 seasons. Joining the progrum to chat about Super Wildcard Weekend, the coaching cycle, and what his biggest takeaway from the weekend is 3x Super Bowl Champion, former Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Bucs, Bruce Arians. Later, ESPN NFL Insider/analyst/pundit/, host of the Schrager Hour, Peter Schrager joins the shown to discuss all the different movements on the coaching front, which candidates are gaining steam, what he thinks is going to happen with John Harbaugh, Mike Tomlin, and many other situations. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Go, welcome to Pat McAfee show. I am not Pat McAfee, obviously. I'm A.J. Hawks sitting in for Pat at his desk. He is on business out in the world somewhere today. Football! It's what we're talking about. Pat, what's going on? Man, obviously Houston Texans take on the Pittsburgh Steelers last night. 30 to 6 decisive victory. What do you think, man? Is it how you play? You thought it would play out? AJ, I just wanted to let you know the way I think is that you look fantastic. Hell yeah. Okay, you look phenomenal. You look great. And thank you for holding it down here as I, yeah, I'm out on business for the good program okay for a good program but I got a chance
0:39.4	obviously to watch last night's game
0:41.0	as I was in route Starlink shout out
0:43.4	we appreciate you so much for everything
0:45.1	but on that note
0:46.2	I think the reason why Starlink
0:50.0	is going to be so good
0:52.6	is because they got satellites everywhere
0:54.0	Elon shooting these things up every I think every day to pop up a is going to be so good because they got satellites everywhere.
0:56.0	Elon's shooting these things up every, I think every day.
0:57.6	We're sending satellites up there.
1:00.5	So they're literally everywhere.
1:01.8	It's like the Houston, Texas defense.
1:05.0	Swarm.
1:06.1	This swarm.
1:06.8	We got a special work ethic.
1:09.0	Okay?
1:09.6	And then we have an attitude of resent relentlessness.
1:15.6	Yep.
1:16.7	And a mindset, I believe is what Swarm stands for.
1:19.6	There's an E in there, too.
1:20.8	They hide it.
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